96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,327 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
150
inspections on record
7,176
inspection hours
10.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
778 citations across 7,176 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$583K
proposed penalties
$560K
current assessed
$558K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
746 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
During a pipe breaking operation by the float crew on the #5 Matrix line near the #8 Lift Pump, the Leaderman was struck by a pipe and suffered fatal injuries. The investigation of the accident by MSHA and the company is ongoing. Autopsy results are also pending.
January 26, 2015FL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFatality · MACHINERY
White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien · Drowning
The victim was operating an excavator near a canal when the excavator tipped on its side and went in the water. The victim was able to get out of the cab and transported to a hospital where he died at 5:45 p.m.
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